lamentation

lamentation is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
2. noun. A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents.
3. noun. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

   Synonyms: mourning

4. noun. a cry of sorrow and grief

   "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

   Synonyms: lament, plaint, wail

Synonyms

mourning, lament, plaint, wail

Common word forms

lamentations, lamentational

Words from these letters

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